Sarah Weiskopf, Ph.D.
Sarah Weiskopf is the National Biodiversity Lead at the National Climate Adaptation Science Center.
Sarah Weiskopf is the National Biodiversity Lead at the National Climate Adaptation Science Center, where she works at the interface between ecological research and biodiversity and conservation policy. Her research focuses on the responses of ecosystems and ecosystem services to global change, with specific focus on species range shifts, biodiversity modeling, and science synthesis. She currently serves as the U.S. Focal Point for the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Sarah received her Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.S. in wildlife ecology, B.S. in wildlife conservation, and B.A. in biology from the University of Delaware. Sarah joined the USGS in 2016 as a Presidential Management Fellow, where she served as a chapter lead on the Ecosystems, Biodiversity, and Ecosystems Services chapter of the Fourth National Climate Assessment. During her fellowship, she spent several months working on international biodiversity issues at the Department of State Office of Conservation and Water.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. in Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst
M.S. in Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware
B.S. in Wildlife Conservation, University of Delaware
B.A. in Biology, University of Delaware
Science and Products
A Climate Risk Management Screening and Assessment Review for Madagascar’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy
Understanding Changing Climate Variables to Clarify Species’ Exposure and Responses to Changing Environments across North America
The Missing Link: Incorporating the Role of Biological Diversity into Projections of Ecosystem Services
Understanding the Effects of Climate Variability and Change on Ungulates in North America
Understanding Species' Range Shifts in Response to Climate Change: Results from a Systematic National Review
A Synthesis of Recent Links Between Climate Change and Ecosystem Services Supply and Demand
Workshops and Collaborations to Improve Biodiversity and Climate Modeling
Catalogue of the literature assessing climate effects on ungulates in North America (1947-2020)
Existing evidence on the effects of climate variability and climate change on ungulates in North America: A systematic map
Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: Substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts
A conceptual framework to integrate biodiversity, ecosystem function, and ecosystem service models
Winter severity affects occupancy of spring- and summer-breeding anurans across the eastern United States
Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people
Increasing the uptake of ecological model results in policy decisions to improve biodiversity outcomes
Climate change risks and adaptation options for Madagascar
A new approach to evaluate and reduce uncertainty of model-based biodiversity projections for conservation policy formulation
A climate risk management screening and assessment review for Madagascar’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy
Multilocus metabarcoding of terrestrial leech bloodmeal iDNA increases species richness uncovered in surveys of vertebrate host biodiversity
What are the effects of climate variability and change on ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migration in western North America? A systematic map protocol
Using information from global climate models to inform policymaking—The role of the U.S. Geological Survey
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
A Climate Risk Management Screening and Assessment Review for Madagascar’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy
Understanding Changing Climate Variables to Clarify Species’ Exposure and Responses to Changing Environments across North America
The Missing Link: Incorporating the Role of Biological Diversity into Projections of Ecosystem Services
Understanding the Effects of Climate Variability and Change on Ungulates in North America
Understanding Species' Range Shifts in Response to Climate Change: Results from a Systematic National Review
A Synthesis of Recent Links Between Climate Change and Ecosystem Services Supply and Demand
Workshops and Collaborations to Improve Biodiversity and Climate Modeling
Catalogue of the literature assessing climate effects on ungulates in North America (1947-2020)
Existing evidence on the effects of climate variability and climate change on ungulates in North America: A systematic map
Climate change and the global redistribution of biodiversity: Substantial variation in empirical support for expected range shifts
A conceptual framework to integrate biodiversity, ecosystem function, and ecosystem service models
Winter severity affects occupancy of spring- and summer-breeding anurans across the eastern United States
Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people
Increasing the uptake of ecological model results in policy decisions to improve biodiversity outcomes
Climate change risks and adaptation options for Madagascar
A new approach to evaluate and reduce uncertainty of model-based biodiversity projections for conservation policy formulation
A climate risk management screening and assessment review for Madagascar’s Country Development Cooperation Strategy
Multilocus metabarcoding of terrestrial leech bloodmeal iDNA increases species richness uncovered in surveys of vertebrate host biodiversity
What are the effects of climate variability and change on ungulate life-histories, population dynamics, and migration in western North America? A systematic map protocol
Using information from global climate models to inform policymaking—The role of the U.S. Geological Survey
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.